Shakib expects to play 2nd Test against Lanka
Agency : The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket operation chairman, Jalal Yunus, said that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is expected to make a comeback for...
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Somali pirates fire blank shots, signalling their position: Crew members facing food crisis
Staff Reporter : The tense standoff on the high seas continues as Somali pirates aboard the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah resort to firing blank shots...
DU Prof Zia Rahman passes away
NN Online Report: Professor Zia Rahman, dean of Dhaka University’s social sciences faculty, passed away at a hospital in the capital early today. He was...
Solar irrigation pumps fail to draw adequate responses
UNB, Dhaka : The government’s guideline for purchasing electricity from solar irrigation pumps failed to draw adequate response from stakeholders thus the government is now...
Foreign debt repayment toes line of mounting external loan
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is poised to confront heightened pressures in repaying its burgeoning foreign debt, which could extend until 2062 if the country refrains...
70 Rohingya dead or missing as boat capsizes
Reuters : More than 70 Rohingya are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province,...
Any raid without consent unlikely: expert
NN Online Report: Any raid by foreign navies on the hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel MV Abdullah is unlikely as Bangladesh hasn’t given consent to such...
UNSC to vote today on US resolution on Gaza ceasefire
Reuters, Washington: The United States will ask the UN Security Council today to back a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an...
Polls in 152 upazila councils to take place 8 May
NN Online Report: The Election Commission (EC) has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming upazila council elections, with 152 upazilas set to vote on 8...
Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk115 per person
UNB: This year the minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk115 per person while the maximum is at Tk2,970. The decision was taken at a...
More rain likely to drench Dhaka, 7 other divisions
UNB: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at a few places over eight divisions including...
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says
UNB: U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further....